House Republicans are teeing up two measures that signal their opposition to abortion ahead of the annual March for Life, but for the second year in a row are focusing not on abortion bans but on issues related to unwanted pregnancies in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The annual anti-abortion rally that attracts thousands to Washington, D.C., is traditionally used as a time to message on anti-abortion issues. This will be the first year with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., setting the House’s agenda for the week of the march. Johnson and House Pro-Life Caucus Chairman Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., are both slated to address the event Friday.
This week’s votes follow separate markups last week on the legislation tied to resources for pregnant women.
